Flyers: Coach's glass is half full, for now

12:04 AM,
Jan. 24, 2013

May 1, 2012; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers fans rally against the New Jersey Devils before the start of game two of the 2012 Eastern Conference semifinals at the Wells Fargo Center. The Devils defeated the Flyers 4-1, to tie the series at 1-1.

Written by

Randy Miller
| Courier-Post Staff

The head coach of the 0-3 Flyers provided a thoughtful 10-sentence answer when a TV reporter asked how tough it is staying positive in times like these.

Four questions later, the same reporter prefaced another question to Peter Laviolette by mentioning how the previous Flyers team to lose its first three went on to play in the 1994-95 Eastern Conference Finals.

"I answered your question on the gloom side, now you're going to the positive side of it," Laviolette said with a hint of a smile the day after a 3-0 road loss to the New Jersey Devils. "I like that better." ...